Read AI vs Fathom

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Compared on	Read AI Free plan · from $15/user/mo Visit Remove	Fathom Free plan · from $16/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	AI notetaker and search assistant for meetings, email and messages	AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls
Free plan	5 meeting transcripts per month; meetings up to 1 hour; summaries for meetings, email and messaging; unlimited enterprise search; basic integrations.	Free forever: unlimited recordings, transcription in 38 languages, storage, downloads and clips; instant AI summaries, with advanced summaries for the first 5 calls a month; Ask Fathom limited; no AI action items or AI follow-up emails
Cheapest paid plan	$15/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Read AI pricing	$16/user/mo billed annually (Premium)Fathom pricing
What it covers	Unlimited meeting transcripts, 100 file upload credits per month.	Team plan is $19/user/month billed monthly or $15 billed annually, for 2+ users.
Free trial	None stated	30-day free preview of Premium features after sign-up (60 days through a referral)
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Sending meeting recaps and action items to a team automatically Catching up on long email threads and message channels through summaries Finding what was agreed in past meetings with search	Recording client or sales calls without taking manual notes Sending call summaries and action items to a CRM such as HubSpot or Salesforce Building playlists of call highlights for team training
Watch out for	Free plan allows 5 meeting transcripts per month and meetings up to 1 hour Premium integrations start on the Pro plan Enterprise+ requires 5 or more licenses	Free plan does not include advanced summaries, AI action items or AI follow-up emails Ask Fathom is marked 'limited use' on the free plan Team plan requires at least 2 users
Made by	Read AI, Inc.	Fathom (part of Superhuman)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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